Photographic recorder



L March 6, J w BRYCE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDER 7 Original Filed Sept. 16, 1942 8 Sheets-Sheet l 7 pl w 226 I n A u m A i I 2.4 o J 2/1 2'29 2 I 1 I 1/: 1 1 Ir 222 22/ E 220' AT TORNE Y Marchfi, 1945. J. w. BRYC-ZE- 2,370,615

PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDER Original Filed Sept. 16, 1942 8 Sheets-Sheet 2 WIN ENTOR BY Z 'A TTORNEY March 6, '1945.

J. W. BRYCE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDER v 8 Sheets-sheaf 3 Original Filed Sept. 16, 1942 INVENTOR ATTORNEY March 6, 1-945. .1. w. BRYCE PHOTOGRAPHICARECCRDER 8 Sheets-Sheet 5 Original Filed Sept. 16', 1942 DUDE DDCIDDI:

J. W. BRYCE March 6; 19,45.

PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDER 8 Sheets-Sheet 6 lllllllllllll I E 32 ZNVENTOR m /W A TTOHNE Y MQ ma I QAEA QQBQQQQEBBEBEQ "H5 999.. WW 7 VN ww Patented Mar. 6, 1945 2,370,615 PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDER James W. Bryce,

Glen Ridge,

N. J., assignor to International Business Machines Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation 01 New York Original application September No. 458,513. Divided and 16, 1942, Serial this application December 18, 1943, Serial No. 514,814

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a photographic recording machine for recording typographical 'matter. The present application is a division of my copending application Ser. No. 458,513, filed September 16, 1942.

One object of the invention is' to provide a machine of the kindreferred to'by which a line of typographical matter can be set up on a panel for inspection, prior to photographic recording, so that it can be corrected if necessary. A

In a preferred embodiment the space between t the panel and the camera is enclosed in a casing having an inspection window through which typographical matter set up on the panel can be viewed, the window being provided with a shutter which can be closed before the panel is photographed. Preferably the operation of the shutter of the camera is controlled by the closure of the inspection window and the panel is restored to blank condition automatically by the operation of the camera shutter. I

Accordingly, it is a particular object of my invention to provide a recording machine of the kind described wherein the recording operation and restoration of the machine to its initial, blank condition follow automatically the manually initiated closure of the window shutter.

Other objectsof the invention will be pointed out in the following description'and claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which disclose, by way of example, the principle of the invention and the best mode, which has been contemplated, of applying that principle.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a machine embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine with parts of the casing broken away.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through a part of the machine on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line1-4 of Fig. 3 showing a bottom plan view of the keyboard, reduced in width by removal of a central portion thereof.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 of' Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section on the line 6--6 01' Fix. 2.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on the line l-'! of Fig. 3 showing the escapement mechanism.

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 5 showing a part of the back spacing mechanism.

Fig. 9 is a detail view on a large scale of a portion of the mechanism for releasing the character setup units.

' shutter slides and the character slide of one of from the screen Fig. 10 is a vertical section on the line lii-lil of Fig. 6 taken the character set up units.

Fig. 11 is an elevational view of a porti n of the casing near the recording unit, showing the verifying window and its shutter operating means.

Fig. 12 is a h rizontal section through the photographic recording unit.

Fi 13 is a vertical section on the line l3l3 of Fig. 12.

Fig. 14 is a diagram of the permutation or the setup units.

Fig. 15 is a wiring diagram.

The general arrangement and principal parts of the machine will first be described by reference to Figs. 1 and 2. A keyboard It is stationarily mounted upon a frame I I behind which is located a character setup mechanism I 2. The latter is operated by a setting mechanism 13 mounted on a carriage it having a. rolling support upon the rear portion of the frame. The character setup mechanism comprises a. plurality of similar, independent units, each capable of setting up any one of the whole complement of characters which may be used to compose the record. There is a unit for each letter space across the record and the setting mechanism acts upon them individually, one after another as the keys are struck, to'

set up corresponding characters. The character setup mechanism projects a line of character images upon a panel 15, such as an elongated ground glass screen. Between the character setup mechanism l2 and the screen I5 is an inverted hopper-shaped casing I6 which excludes all light I5 except that transmitted through the character setup mechanism l2 by a light source comprising a tubular lamp is located at the focal line of a trough-shaped parabolic reflector 11. The casing extends above the screen 15 in the form of a narrow box l9, upon the top of which is mounted a photographic recording unit 20.

In the front side of the casing I9 is an elongated verifying window 2|, in which is positioned a prism 22. Thewindow is closed-by a shutter 23 during the recording by the camera 28 of the image on the screen l5, but at other times the screen can be viewed The machine is nary typewriter, not recorded as up on the panel longitudinally through one of Character setup mechanism Referring now to Figs. 30 of the character setup mechanism consists of a pack of slides, namely, a character slide 8|, and six shutter slides 82 individually identified by the sufiixes a, b, c, d, e and j. The slides are guided and supported in a, framework comprising a stack of eight window plates 25 which extend across the full width of the setup mechanism. The upper sides of the plates 25, except the top plate 25a, have milled slots 21 separated from each other by ribs 28 and forming individual channels for the slides 3i and 82. The slides have free longitudinal movement in these channels. At the rear end of the slides there are individual, serpentine, compression springs 88 which bias them to a forward limit position determined by the abutment of one end of a slot 81 in each slide against the downwardly extending end of a spring wire detent -38. The detents 38 are supported by screws 33 upon a frame member 35, and there is one detent for each unit of the setup mechanism. The frame member 85 supports the front end of the window plates 25, while the rear end is held in a frame member 84.

The window plates 25 have rows of windows 2| along the channels 21, the windows of the superimposed plates being vertically aligned to form a series of light transmitting apertures 28 for each unit of the setup mechanism. The character slides 3| are all identical and are opaque, with transparent areas in the forms of the different characters distributed along their length. Such a slide can be made of a transparent plastic suitably imprinted with an opaque coating on the background areas, defining transparent uncoated areas in the forms of the characters. The characters are of two groups alternately distributed along the slide. One group, the lower case characters, are aligned with the apertures the character slide is in normal position; while the other group, the upper case characters, are

aligned with the apertures 28 when the character I slide is set to the rear. The shutter slides 32 have specially positioned windows 8211:, some of which are normally aligned with the apertures 28, while others are aligned with related apertures by setting the slide to the rear. From the diagram of the slides in Fig. 14, it can be seen that in each possible combinational setting of the shutter slides not more than one aperture 28 will be unblocked, to transilluminate the character aligned therewith. By varying the settings it is possible to set up any one of the characters. The arrow A indicates the direction in which the slides are shifted from their normal position shown. With all the slides in normal position no character is set up, and this is also true of the condition when shutter slides c, d, e and f are set, a condition utilized for a purpose to be referred to later.

Above the top window plate 25a is a panel of prisms 48 extending crossways of the slides. The cross section angles of the prisms are graduated. the prism on the axial plane extending through Alterna- 5, 6, l and 14. each unit 28 when the lamp l8 and the screen l5 having parallel faces and the prisms to the front and to the rear of this plane having faces at progressively larger angles. The prisms bend the rays transmitted through the apertures of the setup units, in differing degrees, depending upon the distance of the prism from the aforesaid axial plane, so that all the images will be projected onto the screen ii in a single line. 1

The setting mechanism Referring now to Figs. 2, 3, 5 and 6, the carriage l4 comprises a bottom plate 58 on which are joumalled two sets of rollers 5| and 52, which travel upon suitable guide flanges of the frame I l, to guide the carriage for movement along the row of character setup units. Mounted on the carriage at the level of the character setup slides is a group of seven interposer slides 58, individually identified by suiiixes a, b, c, d, e, f and 9. These slides are guided in combs 54 which form part of a bracket 55 secured to the bottom plate 58 of the carriage. Each interposer slide has a rearwardly projecting tongue 58 to coact with the related shutter slide 82, or the character slide 3 l. The tongues 58 of all the interposer slides are vertically aligned so as to act at one time upon the slides of one setup unit. The interposer slides have also forwardly extending tongues 58 which are relatively staggered, as seen in Fig. 5. Each tongue 58 has a longitudinal slot to receive an actuating lever 88. These actuating levers are pivoted upon a common shaft 88 supported by a bracket 8| mounted on the bracket 55 and are individually identified by suflixes a, b, c, d. e, 1, and a. Each actuating lever has a stabilizing arm 82 connected to it by a yoke 83. Between each lever 59 and its arm 82 there is located a collar 88 fixed to the shaft 88 by a screw 85, which extends out to provide an anchor for a spring 86. The other end of the spring is hooked into a hole 81 in the yoke 88 and tends to rock the lever 88 counterclockwise (Fig. 3).

Between the lower ends of the lever 59 and the related arm 82 an actuating arm 88 is revolubly a mounted on a small shaft 89. The cam cooperates with a constantly running driving roller 10 in a manner familiar to those skilled in the electric typewriter art. The particular cams shown in this case are of the double type, that is, they make one-half revolution for each operation, the two halves of the cam periphery being identical. The cams are normally held in the inoperative position shown by a detent Ila of a stop lever 1|, which stands in the path of a lug 88a on the cam 88. The lever II is rockably mounted upon a small shaft 18 extending across the space between the related lever 88 and its stabilizing arm 82. A small spring 14 anchored upon a rearwardly extending arm 15.0f the lever 59 and hooked into the latch lever ll normally holds the latch lever against a stop 18 on the operating lever 59. A link 11 hooked in a slot 18 of the latch lever H connects the latter to a lever 19 pivoted at 8| upon a solenoid 88. The lever 18 is connected to the armature 82 of the solenoid, so as to be moved downward by the armature when the electromagnet is energized. There are six solenoids 88 individually identified by the suflixes a, b, c, d, e, and 1, associated respectively with the operating levers 88a to 88!, and a seventh solenoid UC associated in a similar manner with the operating lever "a, which controls the character slide. The counterclockwise movement of the latch lever l I when the related solenoid is energized releases the detent Ila from the lug Ila of the related cam 60 and places the detent III! in the path of a second lug 8811. While the cam 08 stands in idle position, a starting lever 12 pivoted on the small shaft 13 is biased against a pin 000 of the cam 69 by a spring 03. One end of the spring extends into a hole in a lug- 12a of the lever I2, while the other end of the spring extends through a hole 84 in the yoke 63. The spring tends to rock the lever 12 clockwise and, when the cam 68 is released, the lever I2 will turn the cam far enough to make contact with the driving roller 10. The resulting half turn of the cam against the driving roller rocks the related lever 59 clockwise and throws the corresponding interposer slide to the rear, setting the appurtenant shutter slide, or the character slide. During the rotary movement of the cam 69 by the roller I the second pin 68d swings out the lever 12 against the force of spring 83. The lever 12, urged by its spring 83 and bearing against the pin 88d, completes the movement of the cam after the latter leaves the roller I0, bringing the lug 90b against the detent 'IIb, and eventually against the detent 1Ia, when the lever 'II returns'to normal position. The lever 59is restored by the spring 66 and retracts the related interposer 53.

The carriage movement; during the setting up operation is controlled by an escapement mechanism, which will be described with particular reference to Figs. 3, and 7. A shaft 90 journalled in the bracket 55 and the bottom plate 50 has fixed to it a spur gear 9I meshing with a rack 92 on the face of one of the cross bars 93 of the frame. The lower end of the shaft 90 has fixed to it the inner end of a coil spring 94, the outer end of which is anchored to a stationary post 95 on the bottom plate 50. The spring is housed in a casing 90 fixed to the bottom plate 50. The carriage is pulled toward the right by the spring, its movement being controlled by an escapement mechanism comprising an escapement wheel 98 revolubly mounted on shaft 90. A pawl 99 pivoted on the escapement wheel 98 is held by a with a ratchet wheel I M fixed upon the shaft 90. The shaft 90, under influence of the spring 94 thus tends to rotate the escapement wheel 98 through the pawl 99 in clockwise direction as seen in Fig. 7. The movement is controlled by an escapement dog comprising a rocking plate I 03 pivoted on center screws I04 and having pivoted thereon at I05 a free dog I00 biased in a clockwise direction by a spring I01. The end of the free dog I06 cooperates with the teeth of ratchet wheel 90 plate I03, while in another position of the rocking plate a fixed dog on the plate I 03, directly above the free dog, stands in front of the adjacent tooth of the ratchet wheel. Standing up from the rocking plate I03 is a bail I00 having a universal bar I09 which stands behind the lower ends of the actuating levers 59a to 59!. The lever 59;? does not coact with the universal bar. The operation of any actuating lever 59a to 59f will rock the plate I 03 counterclockwise (Fig. 3), releasing the free dog I 08 from the escapement wheel 99 and placing the fixed dog in front of the same tooth. The free dog thereupon swings to a position where it will move in front of the next tooth of the escapement wheel when the plate I03 rocks back to normal position. At this time the fixed dog moves out from in front of the tooth of the escapement wheel and the free dog is carried against the stop Illa of spring I00 in engagement the rocking plate by the next tooth of the escapein one position of the rocking Y keyboard. The

ment wheel, allowing the escapement wheel to move one step. Retrograde movement of the escapement wheel is prevented by a spring infiuenced. dog I I0 pivoted upon a boss I II of the base plate 50.

The solenoid a to 80] and UC are individually connected by one terminal to respective wipers I20 individually identified by suifixes a, b, c, d, e, f, and UC, and are connected in common by their other terminals to a wiper I2I. The wipers ride upon contact bar I22 embedded in an insulating support I23.

The keyboard The selective energization of the solenoids a to 80f and UC is controlled by the keyboard I0, the details of which are shown particularly in Figs. 1, 3 and 4. Key lever I25 are pivoted upon a rod I26 supported by a bracket I21 which is fixed to the top of a stepped frame I28. The key bars are individually guided by their front ends in a comb I29 mountedon the frame I28 and are held up against the top of the comb slots by springs I3I anchored to a cross plate of the bracket I21. Below the key bars there is a nested set of bails I30, individually identified by suffixes a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, 2. These bails are supported by pivots I32 on the frame I28 andtheir cross bars extend across the full width of the key bars I25 are provided with downwardly extending lugs I25a: positioned so as to. strike the cross bars of bails in combinations individual to each key. These combinations conform to the diagram of Fig. 14, the bails I30a to I30) being associated respectively with the shutter slides 32a to 32f. The keyboard includes a space bar I33, with lugs I25a: positioned to operate the bails I300, I30d, I30e, and I30). This combination results in a blank setting of the set up unit operated, while actuating the escapement mechanism for a one step movement. The function of the bails I30g to I302 will be explained presently. Beneath the bails are contact operating bars I 35 slidably mounted at their front ends in frame members I36, I31 and guided at their rear ends between a plate I39 and a shoulder 411 of a bar of insulating material I44 mounted to the frame I28. The bars-I35 are biased toward the front by springs I38 anchored to the bottom edge of the comb I 29; The number of slides I35 correspond to the number of balls I30a to I30i and they are arranged in two groups located under the side arms of the bails. Each bail has a single downwardly extending finger I on one of its side arms, engaging in a corresponding slot in the slide I 35 associated with it. The finger I4I of the bail I30a is on the right side arm of the bail (lower side arm in the bottom plan view of Fig. 4) and engages the slide I35a, which is the inner one of the right hand group. The finger I of the bail I30b is on the left side arm of the bail and engages the slide I351), which is the inner one of the left hand group. Thus the connections between the bails and the slides alternate from side to side. Each slide carries an insulating piece I42 upon which is mounted a bridging contact member I43. The contact members I43 coact with contact members molded into the bar I44. The bar I44 has the following contact member molded into it: A long contact member I45 having a terminal I45X can be connected by the bridging contact members I43 01' the slides I35a to I35f to respective contact mem bers I46a to I467. The contact I45 can be con- Thephotoaraphic recording unit I Referring now to Figs. 1, 2, 12, and 13, the camera is mounted upon the box I9 by its back plate I59, which carries a suitable lens and shutter assembly generally designated I60. I6I designatesthe shutter trip lever. I59 also has fixed to it an assembly plate I62,

upon which is a stud I63 supporting a spool of film generally designated I64. Shafts I65 and I66 are provided on which are fastened film feed sprockets I61 and I58. Another shaft I59 affords a support'for a takeup film spool I10. Shaft I65 has fast to it a ratchet I1l (see Fig. 13) and a driving gear I12. Driving gear I12 is geared to an intermediate gear I13 which in turn is geared to a gear I14 fixed on shaft I66. A suitable belt and pulley drive connection is provided from a pulley I15 fixed to shaft I65, to the takeup spool pulley I16, on shaft I69. Shaft I66 is slotted at this end to receive a winding key generally designated I11 in Fig. 12 and which is normally in inoperative position as shown. Suitably carried by the assembly plate I52 is a shutter and film feed operating solenoid I80. The solenoid I80, when energized, is adapted to throw an actuating The back plate member I8I and trip the shutter member' I6I.

III is spring restored as shown and upon restoring movement a pawl I82 actuate the film feed to advance a film a line space. A spring detent I93 may be used to prevent retrograde movement of ratchet I1 I.

Referring again to Fig. 2, within the camera housing there is provided a pivoted film lever I84 which is spring held in contact with the film supply roll. When the film is exhausted, member I94 swings counterclockwise to such an extent that contacts I85, which may be termed the film lever contacts," open. The camera assembly is provided with a suitably removable housing or cover generally designated I96 in Fig. 13. The removable cover is held in position on the back plate by means of apair of knurled thumb screws I91. The film, which is provided with the usual feeding sprocket holes and designated I88 in Fig. 12, passes under the first two of a'pair of film guides designated I90, thence through a film gate generally designated I9I (see also Fig. 2), thence under another pair of film guides I92.

, The film guides I90 and I92 and the film gate I10. The film may then be removed and the.

camera reloaded.

In the use of a recording machine incorporating the present improvements, each roll of film after exposure "would be removed from the recorded unit and then developed; After development, fixing and drying,.printed enlargements of any desired size or length can be made as desired. Duplicate copies in any desired number can also be printed. The steps need not be further described as they are all well known.

Verifying window The shutter 23 (Figs. 2 and 11) of the verifying window 2| is guided for vertical movement in guides I93. Two levers I94 and I95 pivoted at I96 and I91, respectively, have at their extremities pins I99 engaging slots I99 in the shutter 23. The lever I95 is fixed to its pivot shaft I91, which extends through the front wall of the box I8 and has secured to its outer end an operating arm 20I. The levers I84 and I95 are interconnected by gear teeth 202 and are normally held with their outer ends in their raised position by a spring 203 (Fig. 1) connected to the operating arm 20I. A solenoid 200, when energized, rocks the operating arm 20I counterclockwise and lowers the shutter 23. A button I95a on lever I95 closes contacts 204 when the shutter 23 reaches the bottom limit of its movement. This starts the recording operation, as will be described presently.

' Carriage return The carriage return mechanism is shown particularly in Figs. 1 and 2. This mechanism includes a cam 205 associated with an operating lever 206 and other control mechanism similar to that associated with the cams 68. This mechanism is set in operation by a solenoid 201. The bottom end of actuating lever 206 is pivotally connectedby a pin 206a to a bell crank lever 209 pivoted to the frame at 209. The rearwardly extending arm of the bell crank lever lies under a lever 2I0 pivoted to the frame at 2I I. The lever 2I0 has toggle connection through a link 2I2 to a lever 2I3 plvoted at 2 to the frame. The upper end of lever 2 I3 bears against a clutch operating member 2 I 5 adapted to clutch a spool 2I5 to the constantly rotating shaft of the roller 10. The spool 2I6 has wrapped around it a tape 2I3, which is guided over a roller 2I9 and hooked to the bottom plate 50 of the carriage I4. Upon excitation of the solenoid 201 the cam 205 is tripped against the roller 10 and makes one revolution, duringwhich the operating lever 206 rocks firstcounterclockwise and then clockwise. The bell crank lever 209 lifts the toggle lever 2I0 and engages the clutch of the spool 2I6. The carriage is pulled to the left, until an operating arm 220 strikes the end of an arm 22I pivoted upon the shaft 2 and connected by a spring 222 to the lever 2I0. The lever 2I0 is rocked counterclockwise, breaking the toggle and releasing the clutch of the spool 2I6.

The pin 206a at the lower extremity of lever 206 has connected to it a link 290, the opposite end of which is articulated at 26I to a rock plate 262 (Fig. 9) pivoted by a. stud 269 to the machine frame. A release bar 40, connected by a pin and slot joint 264 to the rock plate 262, has a row of slots 265 through which the downwardly directed ends of the spring detents 99 extend. The release bar 40 makes an excursion to the right each time the carriage return mechanism is operated,

to release all the setup units.

Back. spacer The back-spacing mechanism is shown par- I ticularly in Figs. 1, 3, '5, '11 and a. It is operated otally attached links 223 articulated at their rear ends to a universal bar 229 slidably guided in slots 212 in the frame of the machines The universal bar 229 stands in front of a lug 230a of a lever 230 freely pivoted on shaft 50 which lever engages at its lower end a plate 23! (Figs.

7 and 8) slidably mounted upon studs 232 an chored to the bottom plat 50 of the carriage. The end of lever 230 bears against a bell crank lever 233 pivoted at 234 on the plate 23l and biased in counterclockwise direction (Fig. 8) by a spring 235. Bell crank lever 233 has at its extremity a series of rack teeth 236, which stand ready to engage the spur gear Bl. Upon engagement of the back-spacing cam 22-5 with the roller 10, the lever 230 is thrown to the left (Fig. 3) and first rocks the lever 233 to engage its teeth with the gear 9], then by movement of the plate 23l, rotates the gear 9| suiiiciently to move the carriage back one space, as the pawl 99 ratchets over ratchet wheel ll. Theback-space mechanism is restored to normal position as the cam 225 completes one-half revolution.

Operation and circuit diagram Referring now to Fig. 15, the circuits of the machine are supplied from line wires 240 and 24! through switcharms 242 making connection with wires 243 and 244. The lamp I8 is illuminated and the motor M is started. .This motor drives the roller through mechanism not disclosed herein, but fully described in Patent No. 2,104,559. When a fllmis installed in the camera, the contacts I05 are closed, connecting the wire 244 through a wire 245 to the contact bar I45. Now the operation of any one of the character keys will actuate the appropriate bails I and move the contact members I43 01 the corresponding slides 135 into engagement with the correponding contacts I40. Circuits will thus be established through wires 240, contact bars I22, wipers I20, wires 241, solenoids 00, wire 243, wiper l2! and the corresponding contact bar I22 to wire 243. The energized solenoids will shift the appropriate shutter slides 32, setting up a character upon the setup unit in front of which the tongues 50 01 the interposer slides 53 stand. If the first character is to be an upper case character one of the case shirt keys 240 will be operated, shiftin: the contact member 143 associated with the slide "5a and connecting the contact member I" to the long contact bar I45. This sets up the contact I40 associated with the slide "in, which is, operated by every character key 01' the keyboard. A circuit will thusbe established throush this stolenoid U0 and the character slide 3| will 36 The characters arethussetuponthesemp mechanism as the keys are operated. In case means controlled by said camera shutter i'or of error the carriage is returned to operative respace key 250, which completes an obvious circuit to the back space solenoid .226. The correct .key is depressed, automatically releasing the slides of that setup unit which were erroneously set and at the same time setting the correct slides. The characters set up are verified in the window 2|, either during the operation of the keys, or when a complete line has been set up. If the line is correct the recordingkey 25l is operated. related bail I302 is locked by the detent l52. The contact member I43 pertaining to the slide I351 is shifted to the contact member l5| and the circult of the solenoid 200 is completed. Energization of this solenoid closes the shutter of the verifying window in the manner previously described. The arrival of the shutter at closed position is accompanied by closur of contacts 204, energizing the camera shutter operating solenoid I80. At the limit of movement of the shutter operating member I'Bi it closes a pair of contacts 253, which completes the following circuits: From wire 245, through wires 254 and 255, contacts 253,

wires 255 and 251, carriage return solenoid 201' and detent release solenoid H53, and wires 258 and 259 to wire 243. The carriage is returned and the setup mechanism is restored to normal condition. .While there have'been shown and described and pointed out the fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a single modification, it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intention therefore to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a photographic recording machine, a panel, means to set up on said panel typographic matter to be recorded, a camera supported in position to photograph said panel, said camera 0 having an aperture and a shutter normally closing the same, a casing enclosing the space between sald camera aperture and said panel, said casing having a window through which said panel can' be viewed, a normally open shutter for said window and means for closing the same, means to operate said window shutter closing means, and means operated in response to the closure of said window shutter for operating the camera shutter.

, 2. In a photographic recording machine, a

panel, means to set up on said panel typ raphic matter to be recorded, a camera supported in position to photographlsaid panel, said camera having an aperture and a shutter normally closing the same, a casing enclosing the space between said camera aperture and said panel, said casing having a window through which said panel can be viewed, a normally open shutter for said window and means for closing'the same, means to operate said window shutter closing means, means Op rated in response to the closure 01 said window shutter for operating the camera shutter, and

restoring said panel to blank condition.

I JAMES wanton.

Its 

